Wi-SUN has been quietly succeeding in the smart utilities and smart cities markets as an alternative for low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking like LoRa and Sigfox.
The open ‘wireless smart utility network’ (Wi-SUN) mesh protocol is based on the IEEE 802.15.4g SUN standard, approved in March...
Nevada-based NV Energy has upgraded its demand response management system for improved load management capabilities and enhanced cybersecurity.
Smart-city tech provider has handled the software in the modernisation project, which migrated the Nevada utility from its legacy Comverge load management system to its own cloud-based...
The IoT deployment is part of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s smart initiatives
Silver Spring Networks has announced the completion of the deployment of its multi-application IPv6 network canopy for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
DEWA’s network canopy extends across the Emirate of Dubai and...
Pair of studies focus on where and how smart city tech can make the biggest difference
In many ways the digital transformation from a city to a smart city is the ultimate application of the internet of things--the umbrella term covers a wide array of...
Once deployed, IoT network customers will have access to Silver Spring Networks' Starfish platform-as-a-service
U.S. firm Silver Spring Networks will work with Irish company ESB Telecoms to develop a national IoT network across Ireland. ESB Telecoms Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of ESB and...
Silver Spring Networks will deploy its Starfish smart lighting platform-as-a-service (PaaS) across of London
Silver Spring Networks announced that it will deploy its Starfish smart lighting platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering across the City of London and the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham. The company previously announced...
Under the contract, the company will connect nearly 47,000 customers with smart meters
Silver Spring Networks announced a contract with Grant County Public Utility District (Grant PUD) for the deployment of smart meters. Grant PUD is a public power corporation that generates and sells electricity...
 Under the smart lighting contract, Ameresco will use IoT technology provided by Silver Spring Networks
U.S. company Ameresco announced it has been contracted by the city of Chicago as part of a municipal smart lighting project meant to modernize city infrastructure. Ameresco said it will...
Smart lighting is the current killer app for smart cities, Silver Spring Network exec says
Sean Tippett, director of business development and IoT for Silver Spring Networks, said that the deployment of an smart lighting and control system provides an ideal platform for multiple smart...
Silver Spring Networks said NRTC will offer its Gen5 platform to the 1,500 electric utilities it represents. Roughly 50 million Americans get power or telephone service from a rural utility represented by NRTC, and the company claims to have deployed almost 3.5 million endpoints....
City councils around the United States realize that connecting municipal infrastructure to the internet can improve the quality of life for citizens and ultimately save taxpayers money. The drive to make cities "smarter" is a clear opportunity for infrastructure vendors and systems integrators, but...
How Open Standards Are Driving Smart City Innovation
Sean Tippett, Director of Smart Cities, Â Silver Spring Networks
https://youtu.be/MRh5V91vKbs
More than 50 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas—and by 2050, the United Nations expects an additional 2.5 billion people to live in cities. In this...
Silver Spring Networks told investors almost a year ago about a significant new customer that the company could not yet name. Today, the developer of IPv6-based IoT solutions said the customer is Oklahoma Gas & Electric, which wants to connect 250,000 LED street lights...
Silver Spring Networks told investors almost a year ago about a significant new customer that the company could not yet name. Today, the developer of IPv6-based IoT solutions said the customer is Oklahoma Gas & Electric, which wants to connect 250,000 LED street lights...
Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/18
1. Samsung will manufacture Qualcomm's newest processor, the Snapdragon 835. Samsung says it will be the first chipmaker to enter mass production of 10 nanometer FinFET technology. FinFET is a 3D chip manufacturing technology expected to become a new...
Silver Spring Networks will deploy IoT platform in New York
New York's Consolidated Edison plans to connect more than 4 million electricity and gas customers to a smart grid deployed by Silver Spring Networks. The program is meant to support the state of New York...
